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Some would argue that it has never been more difficult to be a Muslim in America since September 11. With the ISIS-inspired massacre in San Bernadino and support for Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call to Muslims from entering the United States, Muslim communities once again find themselves at the center of a heated cultural and political climate. Using Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar’s Disgraced (now playing at the Huntington Theatre Company) as a point of departure, Basic Black explores what it means to be a Muslim American.

Some would argue that it has never been more difficult to be a Muslim in America since September 11. With the ISIS-inspired massacre in San Bernadino and support for Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call to Muslims from entering the United States, Muslim communities once again find themselves at the center of a heated cultural and political climate. Using Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar’s Disgraced (now playing at the Huntington Theatre Company) as a point of departure, Basic Black explores what it means to be a Muslim American.

Basic Black explores how people are coping with the results of the presidential election, the repercussions of the proposed policies of the incoming administration and the fear they have around those policies. Do people turn to friends, family or faith leaders to make sense of what seems to be a seismic change to their way of life? Host Callie Crossley of Under the Radar 89.7 FM is joined by guest panelists Senior Reporter at WGBH News, Phillip Martin; Taymullah Abdur-Rahman, Muslim Chaplain, Harvard University; PhD, Assoc. Prof. at Boston College,Nancy Pineda-Madrid; and Rev. Irene Monroe, syndicated columnist, contributor to Boston Public Radio’s “All Revved Up”.

Basic Black explores how people are coping with the results of the presidential election, the repercussions of the proposed policies of the incoming administration and the fear they have around those policies. Do people turn to friends, family or faith leaders to make sense of what seems to be a seismic change to their way of life? Host Callie Crossley of Under the Radar 89.7 FM is joined by guest panelists Senior Reporter at WGBH News, Phillip Martin; Taymullah Abdur-Rahman, Muslim Chaplain, Harvard University; PhD, Assoc. Prof. at Boston College,Nancy Pineda-Madrid; and Rev. Irene Monroe, syndicated columnist, contributor to Boston Public Radio’s “All Revved Up”.

The new year is here! What will 2017 hold? This week on Basic Black with Callie Crossley of 89.7's Under the Radar, local leaders converge for an enlightening discussion on politics, race, immigration, and the economy. Guest panelists include Boston's Chief of Economic Development, John Barros; President of the NAACP Boston, Tanisha Sullivan; Executive Director of Project Citizenship, Veronica Serrato; and Assoc. Professor at Tufts University, Natalie Masuoka.

The new year is here! What will 2017 hold? This week on Basic Black with Callie Crossley of 89.7's Under the Radar, local leaders converge for an enlightening discussion on politics, race, immigration, and the economy. Guest panelists include Boston's Chief of Economic Development, John Barros; President of the NAACP Boston, Tanisha Sullivan; Executive Director of Project Citizenship, Veronica Serrato; and Assoc. Professor at Tufts University, Natalie Masuoka.